Afternoon Tea with Friends
SUNDAY MARCH 16th, 2025
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Ridgemark golf & country club
3800 Airline Hwy, Hollister, CA 95023
Save the Date for these upcoming events:
Used Book Sales
Second Saturdays Behind Library, 9:00 AM-11:30 AM, WEATHER PERMITTING
Our dog-friendly event features member discounts and seasonal kids activities.
Have books/vinyl to donate? Bring to our book sales, call 831-205-1651, or message sbcfriends.org @gmail.com to schedule a pick-up. Given our lack of space in the Bookshed, we prioritize books published within 5-10 years in beautiful condition. Children’s books and modern adult fiction are most needed. No encyclopedias, CDs, VHS, or old magazines, please!
DECEMBER & JANUARY - CLOSED
FEBRUARY 8, 2025 - Come see our remodeled shed!
MARCH 8, 2025
APRIL 12, 2025
MAY 10, 2025
Board Meetings
The public is invited to attend our meetings held every Fourth Monday 5:00 PM-6:00 PM at the San Benito County Free Library. January's Board meeting has been rescheduled to 1/20 at 5:00 PM at the Library's Barbara Room.
Newspaper column
For more bookish happenings, be sure to check out FOL Board Member Leanne Oliveira's #Bookworm column in The Mission Village Voice newspaper, in print and online at www.MissionVillageVoice.com.
Thanks to all who
attended our holiday
"Bubbles & Book Art" event!
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Clockwise from top left: Board Member Laura Moorer's parents Jane and Dennis Pattison (visiting from NC) working on their folded books, Board Member Laura Moorer and San Benito County Free Library Librarian Austin Curtis, Board Member Debbie Hernandez and Crave Wine Company co-owner Mike Kohne (who kindly lent us the space for our event), SBCFL staff members Austin Curtis and Juan Perez with Hollister High Environmental Science teacher Jorge Inojoza, and various final projects.